Chris Cooper
Joe Kenehan
What it's about
About this film
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
Showtimes
2 screenings · 1 cinema
· Through Tue Oct 20
Highlighted times start within the next 4 hours.
Tuesday
Tue · Oct 13
1 showtime · 1 cinema
Tuesday
Tue · Oct 20
1 showtime · 1 cinema
Who made it
Cast
James Earl Jones
'Few Clothes' Johnson
Mary McDonnell
Elma Radnor
Will Oldham
Danny Radnor
David Strathairn
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Ken Jenkins
Sephus Purcell
Kevin Tighe
Bill Hickey
Gordon Clapp
Tom Griggs
Bob Gunton
C.E. Lively
Jace Alexander
Hilllard Elkins
Crew
John Sayles
Directing
Details
Title
Matewan
Year
1987
Runtime
2h 12m
Spoken Language
English
Genre
Drama · History
Director
John Sayles
IMDb ID
tt0093509
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